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Gryphonfoot New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/10/2006 7:01 pm Hi. I found this in my change a while back and I don't know why anyone would stamp a "4" on a 1967 1C. I have heard of counterstamping coins in the 1800's but not the 20th century. Does anyone have any idea why anyone would or who did this? Sorry the pic isn't that good. I need to work on taking pics of coins. Image: 1967 1C counterstamp.jpg 85.92 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 02/10/2006 8:49 pm A couple of possibilities occur to me... - Someone just got a nice new set of metal punches and wanted to test them out on something. - Someone needed a small, round piece of metal with a "4" on it, and using a cent was cheaper than going out and buying a blank piece of metal. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 02/10/2006 9:36 pm I agree with Sap. Let's face it, US cents are put through the mill all the time. How many have you put on railroad tracks to squish? They're the first thing people use if they need a round piece of metal for something. There should be an agency for the abuse of Lincoln... Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/10/2006 10:00 pm There are literally thousands of different counterstamps on Lincoln cents in many, many different forms. Report this Post to the Staff
Gryphonfoot New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/10/2006 11:17 pm Thanks for the info. These explanations make sense. It is still interesting to find this in my spare change cause you don't see it everyday. Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 02/11/2006 01:28 am I've got a couple of Lincolns like that, I can't recall what the numbers are for sure, but it seems like 4 was one of them. I'll have to dig it out and see. Report this Post to the Staff
Kyra Pillar of the Community United States 867 Posts	Posted 02/11/2006 2:29 pm I don't have any with numbers, but I have some Kennedy counterstamps, and several different state outlines. I guess some private mint type place was selling a set of state cents at one time, and I got some of the escapees. Rachel [:p] Report this Post to the Staff
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